Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1887-08-21
From Friday. Daily.
HALNAGuNDI.
See e.tray notice elsewhere.

HhhNo ~ ~ CSuIs III memo.
Joseph Is. Keuuey. Of virgioia City.
has been nominated by congressman
WOODBURY. as n cad-t from Nevada to
the Military Academy ut West Point.
We failed to receive the portrait and
sketch III time for this weeks issue. and
al u consequence it is necessarily omit.
ted. We expect it next week without
fail.
The Central Pacific Railroad is put.
ting on n number uf new day CO aches
manufactured 10y the Ohio Falls Car
Co, ut J~effersonville, indiana, which
Ire built on the latest improved style.
A passenger Oh this mornings trail.
was surprised to see the Indians wear
ing clothes. He suid lie supposed they
went naked like tue Snynges of Africa.
What IA disappointment to the tourist!
a private letter from Polk county.
Missouri, gives II Father gloomy account
Of the prospect in that State. There
has been NJ rain for eight weeks, and
crops and vegetation nr- rapidly drying
up.
A Denver dispatch Of the 18th says:
United States Marshal Hill to-day tele-
graphed Genera! Crook that tue assis-
tauce OF the United States troops was
urgently needed to quell the Ute out
break.
This is the dullest day for local news
thFt We have struck for some time.
Everything bears Il kind of Sunday ap.
peHrance, aud there il not even IL dog
fight or druLk to break the solemn mo-
nJtpuy.
The H-v-ille ndvertises a Gift Enter.
prise, contrary to the Statutes III such
cases made aud provided" The I'D
yerusing OF any such enterprise il as
much u violation Of the law as would be
n column ud. Of the louisiana State
Lottery.
A squnw having in some surreptitions
manner obtained II supply of fire wat'r
pcorte iel to soak her dusky hide
ami ns n consequence became boisterous
and was jagged. She was released this
morning Oh u promise Of good be.
havior.
Having located in Elko l am pre-
pared TO fill orders for Painting, Grain
I tnH and p.,.r Hu,~,,, Calm, n.M.
rHtious n specially. All work fret
class. Leave orders at Brown * los
kim's shop.
c. F. HARVEY.
Nothing has yet been heard OF the
capture "f any Of the Southern Pacific
train robbers. II seems to lie child's
play To rob II train on that road. The
gangs operating Of that line havcR high
old time on the proceeds OF II haul,
and when that is exhausted they simply
make another.
Nevada ~Tribume:-"It is reported
that n regiment Of the Salvation Army,
commanded 10y n very handsome female
woman, will camp in Carson City during
the present month"
1t would be IL terrible blow to resi-
dents Of the Capital il the aforesaid
commander should turn out to be Il male
woman
Revei.le: The Chicago Mining &
Reduction Company at Orphir Canyon
intend hereafter to pHy of their en-
ployes and Rll their indebtedness with
silver certificates. Their object is to
create II demand for Ia IN III the State
by using them entirely aud nc the snme
time show the gold hugs that there is
no more popular currency in the cJun.
try.
The discovery made in the railroad
investigation ut L~cHvenworth that n
corruption fund Of four million dollars
was disburscd by the Kansas Pacific
Company ut the time it was seeking leg
i]slutiou from Congress, adds but anoth.
er item to tho mountain OF proof that
bribery is resorted To in nearly every
case in which a public franchise is
procured by II monopoly for private
profit.
Senator Stanford has answered, and
whRt does the answer amount to? Are
the commissioners or the public any
wiser? IL will be u chilly day when a
senator of the United States, who as
President Of tn; Central Pacific Rail-
rond is naturally more Of n representa-.
tive Of hat gigantic monopoly hal OF
the people. Of California. III ikes any
disclosures iniinical to the Company
over which he has the honor to pre-
side.
Sagcbrush Stockmnn:-Dihfcren, sec.
tons Of the country seems TO be suffer.
ing from yisi;aiions Of variou sorts de-
l]oterous to the well.bring and comfort
OF the habitntants, from which Nevada
IL most happily exempt. In addition to
the extreme heat which has prevailed
almost everywhere east of the Rockies.
and the great floods along the Atlantic
borders, large portions Of the great
Northwest are now suffering from OK
trpns 1routh which In corueciipo with